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I have a pair of pills x7 if I bought the insert for the prescription lenz would I be able to go to my optician and get my prescription put in or does it have to be a shooting specialist

 

 

You might be better off with the pilla X6 (or more commonly known as pilla x) as on the X7 the lens insert is pretty small due to the curvature of the lens with the side of the lens insert being in your eyes focal point, while on the X6 the insert covers all the way to the side frame locating pins.

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Ed Lyons is worth the trouble. He was (still is) the only optometrist offering shooting glasses who could say to me: "with your prescription you can choose from a, b or c". Other places say "shooting glasses" but they mean "safety glasses that happen to meet the shooting standard". Vision Express oh, dear!

 

If you won't have a consultation with Ed you can get a prescription from a good optometrist and ask Ed to provide the shooting glasses. You need to use a decent independent one though.

 

If you have a simple prescription from a high street optician you can order shooting glasses online but caveat emptor. I would have made a £300 mistake.

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Yes, very sound advice, stay clear of Specsavers, Vision Express etc..., whilst they have the best of intentions, they are simply not up to offering the same level of advice that specialist shooting optometrists like Ed Lyons can offer, when it comes to selecting shooting glasses.

 

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Depends what you want, the cheaper end of the spectrum you can have prescription insertsade for some frames, fully glazed randolphs are sensible money and very good, all the way up to pilla.

Your mate was probably thinking of the consultation which is over 2 hours and 300 odd quid off the top of my head.

Excuse me is this the total price at £300 for glasses and consultation. Or is that just for the eye test.

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Check out a company called HOYA lens. They have a range of multi-focal (Progressive) lenses called Mystyle. You can sit down with your optician and use a computer program (on the internet) to help design the lenses. So you can tailor them to suit whatever type of shooting you do. You can have any colour tint you like as well yellow orange blue whatever.

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I was advised by my eye surgeon not to have a multi focal lens fitted after my cataract operation as he said the near/ mid /far lens option would detract from what my needs were. ie good far vision.The multi lens cost £1000 more than the lens he recommended, so it would appear not all eye surgeons want to rip us off. I asked if my vision could be improved anymore in my dominant right eye, and he said most people who opt for laser treatment, want is because they don't want to wear glasses. He understands that to shoot competetively you have to wear glasses and said for me slight corrective laser treatment could make things worse.It is what it is, and I must learn to live with what I now have. At least the cataract has gone and I still have to wear specs but what the heck, I will still love my shooting, just need to lose a little of my competitiveness. from Auntie.

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You don't want vari focal stuff for shooting.

Lynn I'd speak to ed even if you don't go and see him he may well be able to make a suggestion to make your life easier.

Ok if you do not wear them then how are you ment to see things close up .i.e score card dropping cartridges into gun .sorry i can not understand what you are saying .

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You don't want vari focal stuff for shooting.

 

Lynn I'd speak to ed even if you don't go and see him he may well be able to make a suggestion to make your life easier.

Will do. I have not actually shot since the op as I don't want to risk damage.My eye man has assured me it should be OK now, so once prescription sunglasses come back i will be having a dabble.A very Happy New Year to you and yours.. from yer Auntie.

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Bought Zeiss Sports from Stewards of Bisley with prescription lenses a few year ago and have been very happy with them.Was all done by email and was straightforward.Really good with extra glass area which keeps frames out of vision.

Hth.

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Ok if you do not wear them then how are you ment to see things close up .i.e score card dropping cartridges into gun .sorry i can not understand what you are saying .

I normally wear variofocals but just have distance lenses in my shooting inserts. I think it might be an advantage that the barrel in not fully in focus as it encourages me to concentrate on the clay.

I am still able to see well enough to safely load the gun and use a score sheet although I may need to get my arms lengthened in the future!

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